- U.S. President Joe Biden appeared to be checking his watch when he repatriated a U.S. soldier who died in Kabul.
- The fathers of the two U.S. Marines present said they felt disrespected.
- Some people say this is “the most rude thing I have ever seen”.
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Father of two U.S. Marines Killed in an attack on Kabul airport last week Said they felt disrespectful after the US President Joe Biden was seen checking his watch at a ceremony commemorating the return of the remains of American soldiers.
The “dignified transfer” of soldiers, the process by which soldiers killed in foreign battles abroad are transported from airplanes to vehicles, Held at Dover Air Force Base on SundayDuring the ceremony, Biden was photographed checking his watch at least once.
Mark Schmitz, father of Lance Cpl. Jared Schmitz and the father of the staff sergeant Darin Hoover. Darin Taylor Hoover told Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Monday that they saw Biden repeatedly checking his watch during the event.
Darren Hoover told Hannity that he refused to meet with Biden that day because he did not want him to be “close to us” and added: “With regard to checking his watch, this happened more than once. This happened. Single in every day [of the deceased servicemen] It happened to each of them when it came out of that plane. They would salute and he would look down at his watch-for all 13 minutes, he would look down at his watch. “
Schmitz added: “I actually leaned in my son’s mother’s ears, and I said that if he looked at the watch again, I swear to God, it might only be four times. After that I can’t look at him anymore. , Just especially considering the time and why we were there. This is the most rude thing I have ever seen.”
Schmitz said his The meeting with Biden was also terrible After he expressed his feelings about the death of his son to the president.
“In the beginning I didn’t plan to meet him, but then I thought I should talk to my son about my feelings,” Mark Schmitz said.
“It’s not going well. He talks about his son more often than mine, which makes me uncomfortable.”
The White House did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment.
